Protest du jour – Calling all Alaskan Way Viaduct fans

Alaskan Way Viaduct fans will gather outside Seattle’s City Hall on Thursday at 3 p.m. to “support the elevated,” or argue against removal of the elevated highway.

The protest, organized by Citizens for an Elevated Solution, will lead up to the Alaskan Way Viaduct Stakeholder Committee’s Meeting, at 4 p.m. inside City Hall.

Supporters of the viaduct argue that it should be retrofitted or rebuilt. To tear it down and replace it with surface roads “will result in congestion choking Seattle and leaving region taxpayers without this vital lifeline corridor,” according to the Elevated Solution organization.